They say that you shouldn’t waste time reinventing the wheel — don’t fix what ain’t broken, right? But that’s exactly what Michelin is trying to do. The major manufacturer of automobile tires has for ...

Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless tires. The tires, called Uptis, will have several benefits over radial tubeless tires and will debut for testing on ...

“Well that just doesn’t look right.” When you’re used to looking at something that hasn’t fundamentally changed in more than a century, a radical switch-up is going to be jarring. Like finding a ...

There’s a reason why not many are brave enough to attempt to reinvent the wheel: doing it is a complicated, challenging and lengthy process. When it comes to tires, though, Michelin is happy to report ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France — Group Michelin is delivering on a 3-year-old promise to bring Uptis — its much-anticipated airless tire/wheel hybrid — to market a year ahead of schedule. Deutsche Post A.G.

Non-Pneumatic Tires or NPTs, are not a new idea, but Michelin and General Motors have teamed up to push this technology further and seem to be leading the way through effort and design to allow for ...

This is the third of three stories examining the differing approaches each of the world's three largest tire makers—Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear—have taken in their journeys to develop and ...

The Uptis airless tyre has been demonstrated in public for the first time – and its maker, Michelin, says passengers in an Uptis-equipped car couldn’t tell the difference between its potentially ...

Michelin is partnering with General Motors to bring its airless tyre prototype to the roads, potentially saving 200 million punctured car tyres from the scrap heap annually. The two companies aim to ...

The Uptis prototype is a puncture-proof wheel/tyre assembly with no compressed air, intended for cars and light trucks. The compressed air has been replaced by a structure capable of supporting the ...

The Uptis airless tyre has been demonstrated in public for the first time – and its maker, Michelin, says passengers in an Uptis-equipped car couldn’t tell the difference between its potentially ...